The current systematic review aimed to evaluate the variables influencing foster parents'
parenting stress, distress and parenting style, thereby supporting their adjustment and well …

Research has highlighted the many challenges that foster carers face in caring for children
who have experienced adversity and has charted a growing mismatch between the numbers …

Background The majority of children in foster care 24 months or longer experience three or
more placements. Children's behavior problems are a primary contributor to multiple moves …

Background: With the number of children being placed in the care of local authorities
increasing, the need to recruit and retain foster carers is essential. Compassion fatigue is …

The Parental Stress Scale (PSS) was developed as a short measure of perceived stress
resulting from being a parent. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the …

Foster parents are the individuals who provide caregiving services to children in substitute
care. Foster parents are faced with multiple demands when it comes to providing care for …

Background Foster parents experience multiple challenges; however, managing
problematic child behaviors can be especially difficult. Given the ecological nature of …

Foster parents are the largest group providing care for children in the foster care system. In
the course of caring for children who have experienced significant trauma, loss, and …

Findings from Maryland KEEP, a replication of KEEP (keeping foster and kinship parents
trained and supported), a foster and kinship parent training intervention are presented. The …

In Germany, almost 70 000 children are living in foster families (Statistisches Bundesamt,
2016). Many foster children show mental health problems as they were exposed to an …